Snare Drum Solos
Brush it Off (2022)
Publisher: Chad Floyd Publications
Level: Advanced
Duration: 1:25
Price: $8
*digital format only
*music will be emailed with 24 hrs of pmt.
Brush it Off is a short solo that utilizes sticks and brushes to create a groove-based theme. This piece has become one of the more popular short snare drum solos and has been used as a prerequisite for The Modern Snare Drum Solo Competition, hosted by the Cleveland Institute of Music.
Triptych Boom (2013)
Publisher: Tapspace
Level: Med-Advanced
Duration: 6:05
Personnel: 1 or 4
Instr: solo snare, xylo/vibes, mar, perc
Price: $42
Triptych Boom features a snare soloist backed by three multipercussionists. The snare drummer is presented with an ever-changing combination of sticks, brushes, and hands while exploring a number of creative techniques in which the drum is played. The accompaniment parts are equally intriguing, as the percussionists are called on to manage multiple instruments, sticks, mallets, and hand techniques. This accompanying trio creates a uniquely colorful backing for the soloist and several moments where clever interplay occurs between all players. As an added extra, this piece comes with an alternate “solo only” version that includes an electro-acoustic audio backing track. Much of the snare part in this optional, slightly longer (6:05) version is the same; the audio accompaniment, however, varies greatly from the trio version.
Without a Murmur (2021)
Publisher: Chad Floyd Publications
Level: Advanced
Duration: 6:15
Price: $20
*digital format only
*music will be emailed with 24 hrs of pmt.
Without a Murmur was commissioned by Dr. Michael Sammons and the University of Utah in 2021. Contrary to the title, a “murmur” is created throughout the piece through the use of a superball, a toy bouncy ball made of synthetic rubber. This “murmur” effect is used in different ways as the piece develops and can be regarded as a primary compositional element. In addition to the superball, more familiar snare drum implements are used throughout the piece including bundlz/hot rods, brushes, and sticks.
